Create Your Own Bioplastic

Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI)

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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Dubai Design District (d3)

To raise awareness and support the diffusion of bio-based plastic, you'll learn how to make bioplastics out of everyday ingredients while experimenting with creating and moulding new materials and composites.

This workshop looks at the essential part of innovation in contemporary manufacturing technologies, as students explore the creation of new performative and sustainable materials. To raise awareness and support the diffusion of bio-based plastic, students learn how to make bioplastics out of everyday ingredients while experimenting with creating and moulding new materials and composites.

In collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The New School’s Parsons School of Design, Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) is a private, non-profit university, located at Dubai Design District (d3), accredited by the Ministry of Education in the UAE. With its first intake in 2018, DIDI is focused on nurturing, mentoring and creating the next generation of designers. The curriculum is designed to empower students to map out their own four-year educational journey, culminating in the region’s first Integrated Bachelor of Design degree, with a choice of concentration in the areas of Product Design, Multimedia Design, Fashion Design and Strategic Design Management.